Tea and coffee holder for pots



April 6 1926.

S. BORGNIS TEA AND COFFEE HOLDER FOR Po'rs Filed ot. 1o. 1925 0009000000 DOQOOOQOOO OOOOOOOOD 0000009000 OOOOOOOO 0 GOOD OOOOODOGOO OQOOOOOOO 5000000000 OOQOODOOOO O00 0 $0000 Y `Batented Apr. 6, 1926i. s

.and a perforated cover ,for the UNIT-ED STA i Y l SAMSON BoRGNIs, or PHILADELPIA, PENNSYLVANIA. f

YTEA AND COFFEE HOLDER'FON POTS. .a

application fue@l october 1o, 1925. serial No, 61,699.

To all yw/om t 'muy concern.'

' Be vit knownthat 1I, SAMSON BoncNrs,

citizen of the United States, residing at`i21y North Ashdale Street, Olne-y,rPhiladelphia, in thecounty of Philadelphia and State fof Pennsylvania, have invented newanduseful Improvements in Tea and Coffee Holders for Pots, of which the following'is aspecification. n

My invention relates to'new and useful iinprovements in a tea and' coffeeholder for pots, and has foritsprimary object to prol vide an exceedingly simple and effective device of this character whereby tern-coffee and the like maybe confined while the water in the potisallowed to percolate therethrul in' order to extract the flavor fromk the contents of the-holder.

Another objectr of the invention is to .provide for the construction of devices of this character whereby a `holder may be placed in any ordinary coffee or teaA pot. s A further object of my invention is to provide a tea and coffee holder embodying few parts sorarranged that they are always held together, thereby preventing loss or kaccip dental displacement of said parts. v

A still further objectlof the invention Vis to: provide a holder fortea, coffee and the like which comprises a base, a perforated receptacle-on saidbase but not in co1nmunicai tion/therewith, atube runningV from the base and thru the receptacle to aipoint in proximity to the top of the pot, a perforated disc 'fixed to the top o-f the tube and'provided with a handle'whereby the device may be readilyremoved Afrom or replaced inthe pot, receptacle slidably mounted upon thev tube.

With these ends inv View, this invention Vconsists in the .details of construction and Y combination of elements hereinafter Vset'forth and vthen specifically designated they claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains, may under- Y' stand how to make and use the same, I will i' describe its construction in detail, referring by-numerals to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application', `in

Fig. 1, is a side elevation of a tea or coffee fpot with a portion broken away and shown in section toillustrate the use of the holder which is shown in section.

vv12. l'Il he receptacle has i F ig. 2, is va-plan view ofthe holder with a portionofthe handle broken away.

'- jlfig. 3, is` a bottom or inner plan View of the receptacle cover. 'ln-v carrying out my Yinvention as herein'V embodied, 5 represents a tea or coffee potV of anyrpreferred,well known' orusual construction provided with aspout 6, a handle 7 and a cover 8, the latter preferably being hinged 'to' the pot.

The holder for the tea, coffee or the like includes a dome shaped, substantially.hemispherical or concavo convex base 9,' having TES 'PATENT FFIJC'E- any desirable nuinberof perforations lOadl `jacent its lower edge.: On this base above" the perforations 1s fixed afreceptacle 11,

preferably of cylindrical'shape rwith the base 9, acting as its bottom, while theup'per ltube Vhas a rib 16 formed .th'ereaboutadj acent itslowerend. This tube:projectsthru'the 1 receptacle'.and-"extends beyond the samea sufficient distancev to bring its upper end 'in proximity to the' topi of the` pot with which vthe vdevice-is tobe used, and 'adjacent its upper end form/ed,,anotherA rib 1T-to pro-y vide a shoulder against which will vabut the disc'lS when placed on the upper en'd of said tube where yit isfiXed in any `suitable manner. yThis discr is of suflicient size'to approxwhich is'v used, and said' disc is provided' with perfor-ations 19. Said disc v18 maybe made of relatively thin material yand so fashioned as to provide ahub 20 where it lits about the tube 14 anda flange 21jabout its perimeter thereby providing a' saucerlike receptacle for the purposes presently 'described. The-device is also provided with a Yimately'it the upperend vof the pot with,l

handle 22 whereby the devicemay be readily carried from place to place, removed from or replaced vin the pot.; n i

The tube 14 has perforations 23 formed therein only within that portion lying inside of the receptacle, and preferably only i adjoining the upper portionof said receptacle so that some of the Water. or brew passmounted upon the tube 14 between the receptacle 11 and disc 1S `so that when said receptacle is to be filled with tea, coffee or the like said cover may be moved upward along` the tube so as to uncover' the ripper open end of said receptacle, and after the latter has been supplied with the necessary amount of ingredients, the cover may be slidY down the tube so as to 4close the receptacle sufficiently to prevent the ingredients being forced therefrom by the boiling of the water in the pot. Said cover is provided with perforations 24e to provide for the circulation of the water and permit .of the water dropping back into the receptacle.

This cover is preferably provided with au upstanding rim 25 and with an inwardly projecting fiange 26 to fit in the upper end .0f the receptacle.

In practice, the tea, coffee or other ingredient is placed in the receptacle before the holder is placed in the pot and the cover l2 slid .down the tube until flange QG thereof fits in the receptacle, thus closing the open upper end of said receptacle to prevent displacement of the ingredients. Next the device is placed inthe pot and a quantity of water then poured into the pot and the latter placed over a suitable flame until the water boils. As the water boils it will bubble up thru the tube la and overflow from the upper end on tothe disc 1S and then trickle back thru the perforations 19 into the body Of the brew or .on to the cover l2 of the re` ceptacle, and thru the perforations therein so as to enter the receptacle. At the same time some of the water passing thru the tube le will be forced thruthe perforations 23 into the upper portion of the receptacle 1l and as the water boils out of the base, it will be replaced by other water or the brew flowing,- thru the perforations 10, and this water and brew .circulating into the several different directions will cause the fiavor of the lingredgients in the receptacle to be ex tracted until the desired strength is o'btained.

Of course I 'do not wish to be limited to the .exact .details of construction as herein shown as these may be varied within the limits of the appended claims Without departing` from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully ldescribed my invention, what I claim as new and useful is l. As an article of manufacture, a tea and coffee holder for pots comprising a domeshaped base having perforations thereabout adjacent its lower edge, a perforated receptacle fixed to said base above the perforations in the latter, a tube fixed to the base and conm'iunicating with the interior thereof, said tube having,` perforations only within the confines of receptacle, the upper end of said tube projecting beyond the upper end of the receptacle. A receptacle cover slidably mounted upon the tube, a perforated device fixed to the upper end of said tube and a handle carried by said disc.

2. A tea and coffee holder for pots comprising a concavo convex base provided with perfor-ations adjacent its edge and having an axial hole therein, a perforated receptacle fixed to the base above the perforations in the lat-ter, a tube fixed to the base and having` its lower end projecting into the hole in said base so as to form a communication with the interior of said base, said tubeprojecting beyond the upper end of the receptacle, and having perforations within that portion surrounded by said receptacle, a perforated cover slidably mounted on the tube for coaction with the upper end of the receptacle, a perforated disc fixed to the upper end of the tube and a handle extending above .and across said disc to which it is fixed.

8. In a device of theA character stated, the combination with a coffee pot or thel'ike, a hollow concave convex base mounted on the bottom of said pot, said base havingperforations, a perforated receptacle fixed to the base, a tube fixed to the base and projecting upwardly in proximity to the top` of the pot,

j a portion of the tube within the receptacle being` perforated, a perforated cover for. the receptacle provided vwith an upstandingriin and slidably mounted upon the tube, a perforated disc fixed to the upper end of the tube, and approximately fitting the upper end'of the pot and a handle carriedby the disc projecting into the space normally l,occupied by the pot cover. j Y

In testimony whereof, vI have hereunto affixed my signature.

SAMSON BORGNIS.

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